a long walk or walking tour 长途步行,远足 ■(informal)a long distance (非正式)长距离 it's such a hike from Adelaide to Perth. 从阿得雷德到佩思是如此之远。
a sharp increase, especially in price (尤指价格急剧)提高,上涨 fears of a hike in interest rates. 对利率增加的担心。
verb
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]walk for a long distance, especially across country (尤指乡间)长途步行,远足 they hiked across the moors for miles. 他们步行几英里穿过沼泽地。 [as noun hiking]she enjoys hiking and climbing in her spare time. 她业余时间爱好远足和爬山。
[with obj.]pull or lift up (something, especially clothing) 拉起,提起(尤指衣物) Roy hiked up his trousers to reveal his socks. 罗伊拉起裤子露出袜子。 ■increase (something, especially a price) sharply (急剧)提高(或增加)(尤指价格) the government hiked up the price of milk by 40 per cent. 政府把牛奶价格提高了40%。
常用词组 take a hike
[usu. in imperative](informal, chiefly US)go away (used as an expression of irritation or annoyance) (非正式,主美)走开(用于表示愤怒或恼火)
派生 hiker noun 语源
early 19th cent. (originally dialect, as a verb): of unknown origin